Tag Archive: Final Cut Pro

Jan 31

Final Cut Pro X Tips and Tricks #6

06-01 Sequence/Timeline markers (like FCP7). You can have Sequence markers for the entire timeline by placing them in a clip the length of your timeline. Here I’ve placed markers in a slug in a storyline. I use a slug because a slug is transparent in an upper storyline in FCPX. You can use any clip …

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Oct 24

Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with slew of new features, now available for download

Amidst all the announcements made at the California Theatre earlier today, Apple very quietly pushed out a fresh version of its famed (and at times controversial) video editing software, Final Cut Pro. Inside v10.0.6 users can find an array of new additions and improvements that will most certainly be welcomed with open arms by the …

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Sep 28

Apple ProRes Format Specifications – Final Cut Pro (X) Compatible Formats

With the Apple ProRes format, you can work in a wide variety of frame sizes, frame rates, bit depths, and even color sample ratios. Frame Dimensions Supported in Final Cut Pro with Real-Time Playback Although the Apple ProRes format itself supports virtually any frame size, the Final Cut Pro RT Extreme real‑time effects architecture supports …

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Sep 26

Perfect setup for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion

Forget all the rumors and speculation about Final Cut Pro X, Creative Cow Contributing Editor David Roth Weiss delivers nothing but facts as he guides you through the steps necessary to partition your Mac system drive with a cool multi-boot setup that will allow you to easily and efficiently switch back and forth between different …

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Sep 11

Transfer 1080p footages from Sony XDCAM EX cameras to Final Cut Pro for editing

“I have recorded many 1080p footages from Sony XDCAM EX camcorder, which I borrowed from my friends. I haven’t shot or edited HD before now, so need some help setting up the project. when I import Sony XDCAM EX MP4 files to final cut pro, it says that the files are not supported, I searched …

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Sep 06

Convert/Import Sony NEX-FS700 1080 50p/60p MTS to ProRes MOV for FCP 6/7/X on Mac

Sony NEX-FS700 can shoot full 1080p video in a range of frame rates up to 60p, it provides the option of recording AVCHD footage onto SD card/MemoryStick or via the FMU (flash memory unit) port, or it can output 4:2:2 video (with embedded timecode) via HDMI 1.4 or 3G/HD-SDI to an external recording unit. It …

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Sep 04

Tricks for Final Cut Pro, AVCHD and Panasonic, Sony, Canon etc. HD cameras

Summary: Problem for import AVCHD MTS from Panasonic, Sony, Canon cameras to Final Cut Pro 6/7/X editing on Mac: Problem 1: Importing MTS files into FCP 7 I’ve just bought FCP 7 and I have a lot of rushes on an external drive that are AVCHD with the .MTS on the end of each file. …

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